Jade was at her desk reviewing papers when she heard a shout from the reception and waiting area. She wondered what was going on and got up to go and see what was going on. As she entered the room, she noticed two people, a man and a woman standing there.

"'Ello. You've come about the madman wizard cursing muggles, I presume?" She asked stepping up in turn to shake their hands. "I was just handed the case today. I'm Jade Gemstone. Have you got any new leads on where he might be?"

"Caedwyn Howard, and this is Saul," she took the woman's hand and gave it a polite squeeze. It was nice to see the A&C employees were willing to jump in and let IUMO help out, especially when what they knew so far suggested a complete break of the International Statute for Secrecy.

"We don't know much, actually... just heard that there was a breach of the Statute. Maybe you can fill us in?"

Saul gently grasped Jade's hand and gave it a gentle shake. "Saul Primeaux" He said including his surname to Cade's introduction of himself. He looked over to his Superior and nodded agreement about the Madman, he himself didn't know much about it except Cade requesting his assistance in the matter.

Jade spoke both their hands as they introduced themselves. Flicking her wand, she waited a minute before a whooshing sound came from the direction of the main work area and a thin yellow folder came zooming towards her stopping right in front of her.

Jade took the folder and leafed through it. "Well, I also don't have much information to go on but apparently, this wizard has been seen in Muggle London outside the entrance to Diagon alley and at King's Cross station. He was seen dressed in a kilt, purple leggings, a feather headdress, a sequined blouse, red cape and mismatched sneakers. Apparently, he hasn't been so discreet since several muggles caught him doing magic."

"The clothing is a problem, but not an insurmountable one," Cade nodded calmly as she considered the problem at hand. They often dealt with witches and wizard who were confused about appropriate dress, and they had a whole bag of tricks for the problem. "Circus performers are usually a good cover, or that we're filming a movie."

The bigger issue, of course, was the magic performed in front of Muggles. That could land the poor man in Azkaban. "I don't suppose it says anything about what sort of spells he's been doing? How long this has been going on? Have we dispatched Obliviators to take care of his previous audiences? Once they've scattered, they're nearly impossible to find again."

Jade laughed, "Yes, there is always problems with wizards who are confused about the right fashion." She became serious, "And no, there is nothing about the kinds of spells he is using-- the muggles wouldn't of much help-- all we could find in their memories was clouds of colourful rainbows--which means that it could be any number of spells. Who knows how long this has been going before we found out about this, This wizard might be magic happy but he apparited not even a minute before the first responders arrived on the scene. I was one of the responders at the last scene and I know that we barely were able to get a trace on his apparition signature. We couldn't follow it but there was enough of a trace to put an alert charm on it. Hopefully, it will be able to alert us when he apprates near the Ministry.

Just as she finished speaking, her wand started vibrating and omitting a sharp sound before a small wisp of magic came out of the wand and printed out in the air in front of them.

Apparition outside Ministry next to Phone Booth.

Saul just listened as closely as he could to the two of them as the discussed the mad-wizards fashion sense and state of mind. He lifted his glasses from his face to speak up "I don't think his sense of fashion has any baring on this case. He's crazy so he dresses crazy, and it'll just make our identifying of him easier." Seriously women and their fashion problems.

He listened intently to Jade about the the man apparating just before anyone could reach him. Then he watched her wand shot out a location, "What luck!" Saul blurted out as he read where the location was. They should hurry down now and nab him!

Jade smiled at Saul, "Yes, that will definitely make it easier to identify him."

The same instant that she was about to say that they should get moving towards the phone booth, her wand started vibrating and omitting a constant beeping sound.

"That is not good." She told the others, "That means that..." She stopped talking as the wisp of magic from her wand gave the answer.

Magic is being used in the presence of muggles outside Ministry next to Phone Booth.

"We better get there immediately." She said turning to head to the apparition point near the lift.

(OOC: I posted with Tegz' permission a post with the loony wizard in the phone booth thread.)

So, it was this guy's first day. Rusty had got through the Atrium and the wand weighing without much hassle despite there seemingly being a million and one people milling about, and it was a simple matter from there to get in a lift and head to the third level. He'd done his research, looked at maps and all that. And he'd even signed up for some tour to familiarize himself with the rest of the ministry. Proactive about these things he was.

Rusty stepped out of the lift, a hand casually in his pocket and looked around from beneath sunglasses. Obviously not needed in here. He took them off and hooked them over the V neck of his shirt, where the buttons would otherwise meet, and moved into the reception area properly.

....... what was that smell? There was a smell. Definitely a smell. A waft of a smell. He was supposed to wait here anyway yes? Because unknown smells weren't about to beckon him further into the offices until he knew what the bloody hell they were.

Smelled potionsy though....

... prudently, the new Obliviator took his wand out and casually cast a bubble-head charm on himself. If he was wrong and anyone asked he could always just claim someone farted real bad in the lift and he'd forgotten to take the charm off, mmhmm.

So this was kinda weird/cool/some other good adjective. Last time Cora was the one being given a tour...and now SHE was giving one. Weird. Cool. Yeah.

The sign with her group's names - Rustin Killick and Persephone Walters - was charmed to hover right in front of her as she made her way up to level 3. It worked just as well as holding it would after all. And the A&C level seemed like a logical place to start the tour since they would all be working there. It was the most important. The other levels could be seen later if they wanted.

She'd entered the reception and just spotted someone unfamiliar - one of her tour people's? - when...SOMETHING happened. Things were fine and then...well, it SOUNDED like an EXPLOSION.

"What in Merlin's..."

Persephone had been the elevator which was just stopping for level two, when she'd heard the slightly muffled explosion.

So her first reaction was 'please don't let it be Accidents and Catastrophes, pleeease don't let it be Accidents and Catastrophes,' because then it'd make a pretty sucky first day. But, clearly burning her hand with scolding tea in the Atrium wasn't enough because the smell. Ugh. It was horrible. And most definitely coming from her new department.

"Level three, Accidents and Catastrophes."

With a ding the doors slid open and the smell was even worse. The smile she'd been practicing for an hour and she'd practically glued onto her face fell into a scowl and she took a couple of unsure steps into the lobby.

There was only another guy and some woman with a floating piece of parchment with two names on it. The welcome committee possibly? So she just hovered a little behind them. They could go in first.

Sephy was only being polite.

".... beard? Pants? Socks?" Rusty filled in helpfully since the young woman had trailed off before finishing her Merlin exclamation. He noticed the sign next and therefore his name y'know. That was him. Rustin Killick. With a bubble-head charm on. He was about to say exactly that when the lift dinged behind him. Rusty turned to look and recognised the girl from the store who'd broken the crystal ball.

... you know, thanks to his kid's curiosity.

Turning back to the one with the sign and ignoring the hubub that could vaguely be heard further along into the department, Rusty spoke up. "Are you the welcoming committee or did I win a prize?"

Beard pants what?

Oh. OH. Right, yeah, usually that was what people said. She just...couldn't be bothered to finish her statement. For explosion reasons. "All of those. Yeah." That worked.

Cora would've asked if he'd heard the noise too - which based on the Bubble-Head Charm, he probably had (unless it was a new fashion statement or something) - but then she heard the lift open, and she turned around to see another woman enter. Cora offered her a smile but then turned back to the guy who spoke up again. Welcoming...

"Oh, not really welcoming committee, just a tour guide. I'm guessing you're Rustin Killick?" Because he couldn't possibly be a Persephone. She turned to the woman. "And you wouldn't happen to be Persephone Walters, would you?" That would be convenient now, wouldn't it? That is, if the tour probably wasn't going to have to be put on hold, as it sounded like it would be based on that explosion.

"Yeah, I'm Rustin. Just call me Rusty though." It was what he went by. And since nobody seemed to be dying, Rusty got rid of the bubble-head charm and sniffed tentatively. Seemed safe enough.

So.... they had a meeting to go to first right? Where was that?

Maybe waiting here was best. She walked into the reception, and asked the lady at the desk, "Can I get a vistors pass please?" After filling in all her information, she picked up her pass and went to sit in the chairs to wait. Perhaps she should discuss with Wes about getting a pass so wouldn't have to pause every time she needed to investigate something....she'd get right on that next.

Zach walked into the hall of the Accidents and Catastrophe's department, and approached the reception's desk.

He smiled and said in a mild tone, "Good day, I have an appointment with Mister Hawthorne"he said with a polite tone.

He looked at the receptionist who smiled at him, taking his visitor's pass and then proceeded to the office of the Department Head.

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Maybe waiting here was best. She walked into the reception, and asked the lady at the desk, "Can I get a vistors pass please?" After filling in all her information, she picked up her pass and went to sit in the chairs to wait. Perhaps she should discuss with Wes about getting a pass so wouldn't have to pause every time she needed to investigate something....she'd get right on that next.

Meeting dismissed, Aron headed out to the seating area where he found Gray from MLE waiting. "Miss Gray," he greeted as he walked over to her. "The team is heading into the lab now. I'll escort you there." And then start working on the mountain of paperwork he had.

And see about getting his office bumped up on the list floo networks to be fixed.

There was a bright, new day of surveying in store! Laura was confident in her surveying abilities, thanks largely in part to the successes of the previous day when she and Jasmine had surveyed Levels One and Two of the Ministry. Hopefully, they would be continuing the process smoothly today.

It had been Roxanne's idea to send the Environment employees out and about to survey the rest of the Ministry. Anyone they could get their hands on, if they had the time and were gracious enough to answer just a few simple questions. Well, perhaps to a witch or wizard outside of the Environmental department wouldn't think them so simple. Laura had to remind herself that although it was her job to know about all that stuff about being "green," most everyone else was busy being the cream of the crop of their own fields and much too busy to think extensively about how they were impacting the environment.

With the same clipboard she had before tucked under her arm, a click-pen peeking out from behind her ear, and a stack of 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle' fliers bulging from her work bag, Laura stepped out of the elevator and into the reception area of Level 3. She scanned the room silently with her blue eyes. It seemed she needed a visitor's pass to get through into the work areas, but she needn't go that far. She wasn't about to parade through the cubicles, waving her clipboard of survey questions under everyone's noses. Besides, she had to wait for Jasmine.

Instead, Laura took a seat, happy to be rid of the extra weight she was carrying in her bag. She held onto the clipboard on her lap, though if Jasmine came before any Level Three employees came inquiring and agreeing to the survey (she figured she looked conspicuous enough in her bright green attire), Laura had agreed to switch surveying duties and flier duties with her coworker. For now, she waited for Jasmine and for any curious Ministry employees to engage her.

Merlin, Cora was hungry. She still had a lot of work to do, but she couldn't focus with a completely empty stomach. But that was what the cafeteria was for. She could grab a quick bite to eat and then come right back up and resume her work. And she did mean quick. She didn't like procrastinating and failing at what she needed to do. She wanted it done, and she couldn't waste too much time getting her food.

She was heading quickly into the reception area and in the direction of the lifts but paused when she spotted someone unfamiliar. At least unfamiliar in that she was pretty sure she didn't work on level 3. But that should be obvious since she probably wouldn't be sitting there with stuff in the reception area if she worked here. So...she was a visitor from another level in the Ministry perhaps.

"Can I help you?" she asked curiously.

Jasmine managed to find the third floor. She was getting the hang of the Ministry and all of its floors. I mean she was new after all. It was normal to get lost right? When she made it to the reception area she noticed Laura. Thank heavens.....She let out a sigh of relief and smiled when she saw her.

"Hey Laura don't worry i am here." she assured her. "I am gonna follow you from now so i won't get lost all the time." she said hastily. She hoped she didn't think too badly of her. Jasmine sat down with her to wait for employees. Then once she was done talking to Laura she noticed someone was looking at them both.

Jazz was being polite and smiled at the woman asking if they could help. Jasmine told Laura she would take the clipboard from her and do the work. "Since you did the questions on the last two levels it is the least i could do." she told Laura.

She walked over to the woman and began, "Hi, I am Jasmine Lenkim and i am from the Environmental Protection floor and we are doing a survey and we were wondering if you like to answer some questions?" she asked giving the woman a flier.

Derek walked into level 3 looking down and examining the small vial he had in his hand. Since his lab was still out of order, he knew he couldn't go in there to do... anything, for that matter, but he still had that almost empty desk somewhere around those cubicles and he would take 'advantage' - pfffft - of that while his lab couldn't be used.

The 27 year-old stopped absentmindedly in the Reception and Waiting area to stare more intently at the vial that he was now holding up in front of his face. He could swear he had just seen something in that pinkish liquid!

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Derek walked into level 3 looking down and examining the small vial he had in his hand. Since his lab was still out of order, he knew he couldn't go in there to do... anything, for that matter, but he still had that almost empty desk somewhere around those cubicles and he would take 'advantage' - pfffft - of that while his lab couldn't be used.

The 27 year-old stopped absentmindedly in the Reception and Waiting area to stare more intently at the vial that he was now holding up in front of his face. He could swear he had just seen something in that pinkish liquid!

Then as Jasmine asked the woman politely to complete their survey she noticed another man coming toward all the cubicles. He seemed busy. As Jasmine squinted her eyes, she noticed he held a vial. Ah he must have been experimenting or been in a lab of some sorts. No matter.

"Hi i am Jasmine Lenkim and i am from the Environmental Protection floor and i was wondering if you could take a few minutes of your time and answer a few questions for our survey." she asked the man with a polite smile while holding out a flier for him to take.

The young man was still staring intently at the vial in his hand when someone spoke and startled him. He almost dropped the vial, but managed to get a tight hold of it before it shattered to the ground.

He gave the person an aggravated glance that soon changed to a nervous look. Because the woman was coming to actually converse with him and he didn't quite enjoy that. Automatically giving a few steps back as she approached him, Derek stared at the flier she was holding out.

Blinking once, the lab technician gulped and took it. A survey. "What... kind of survey?" He asked uncertain, eyeing the flier. Would he had to go anywhere with them? Because he didn't want to. Derek actually didn't want to do anything but work on that substance in the vial, but maybe if he was quick enough, those women would leave the Department sooner.

Laura grinned. Poor Jasmine. Sure, the elevator system in the Ministry was pretty straightforward, but once you strayed away from the elevator, the place could be a maze! Laura nodded sympathetically. [b]"No worries," she whispered briefly to assure the woman that there was no harm done. Merlin, Laura had to grow a backbone, though, if she was gonna continue being a division head.

Laura turned to the man. He seemed to be pretty jumpy. Best be brief and get him on his way... "It's just a quick, two-question survey concerning the environment," she said, gesturing to the clearly environmentally-themed fliers. Then, she glanced at Jasmine for the questions.

SPOILER!!: Laura :3

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Laura grinned. Poor Jasmine. Sure, the elevator system in the Ministry was pretty straightforward, but once you strayed away from the elevator, the place could be a maze! Laura nodded sympathetically. [b]"No worries," she whispered briefly to assure the woman that there was no harm done. Merlin, Laura had to grow a backbone, though, if she was gonna continue being a division head.


Laura turned to the man. He seemed to be pretty jumpy. Best be brief and get him on his way... "It's just a quick, two-question survey concerning the environment," she said, gesturing to the clearly environmentally-themed fliers. Then, she glanced at Jasmine for the questions.

Jasmine sincerely meant her apology. "I will get better i promise." she assured her. She didn't wanna let her co worker down. Then she saw her glance at her for the two questions. Right Jasmine could do this......

SPOILER!!: Derek :3

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The young man was still staring intently at the vial in his hand when someone spoke and startled him. He almost dropped the vial, but managed to get a tight hold of it before it shattered to the ground.

He gave the person an aggravated glance that soon changed to a nervous look. Because the woman was coming to actually converse with him and he didn't quite enjoy that. Automatically giving a few steps back as she approached him, Derek stared at the flier she was holding out.

Blinking once, the lab technician gulped and took it. A survey. "What... kind of survey?" He asked uncertain, eyeing the flier. Would he had to go anywhere with them? Because he didn't want to. Derek actually didn't want to do anything but work on that substance in the vial, but maybe if he was quick enough, those women would leave the Department sooner.

Jasmine wanted to assure this young man that this survey wasn't anything to be worried about. Jasmine held out her hands, "Like my co worker Laura said, it is just a quick two question survey about the Environment." she told him with a kind warm smile. "The questions i am going to ask you are....First, what are you doing personally to be more 'green' and environmentally friendly. And the second question, what could you be doing to be more 'green'?"

Jasmine got out her notepad to take notes on this young man's answer.